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TOLLING: D.C. contemplating HOT lanes for 14th Street Bridge

2014-04-18 11:38

High-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes and carpool lanes could be coming to the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C., after the city council votes on a...

BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: Milton-Madison Bridge reopens

2014-04-18 09:38

A week after the historic slide of the Milton-Madison Bridge, traffic is again flowing across the Ohio River span that connects Milton, Ky., and...

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Pace steady, consistent with road-paving operations in Mo.

Based in St. Louis, Pace Construction is a heavy-construction company with over 60 years of bridge- and highway-construction experience. Pace operates 10 asphalt plants in...

International bridges built to handle traffic for the long haul

Brisbane’s Gateway Bridge in Australia was the largest road and bridge project in Queensland’s history, necessary to meet the region’s future highway demands. The bridge was...

How to build agency support for a total cost procurement

If you’re responsible for acquiring heavy equipment, you already know that going with the low bid isn’t necessarily the best use of taxpayer dollars. The “cheapest” option...

Reformulated, prewetted road deicer recognized by EPA

When Cargill Deicing Technology officially decided to increase its environmental commitment, it were not making empty promises. Not only did the producer of anti-icing and...

Extending Infrastructure Durability with Ultra-Weatherable FEVE Technology

April 16, 2014 2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern REGISTER NOW Professional Development Hours: 1.0 Webinar Overview: The protection of the transportation...

Optimizing Flexible Pavement Design for Improved Performance

May 20, 2014 2:00 – 3:00 PM Eastern Webinar Overview: As traffic loads have increased and infrastructure funding has remained stagnant, the need for improved pavement...

North American Snow Conference

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Optimizing Flexible Pavement Design for Improved Performance

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EDITORIAL: Getting wind of what?

He was face down in the icy snow on our front yard, and I was not about to lift him up. It was the dead of winter and we were trying to sell our...

New poll: The Senate said it has come up with a bipartisan agreement on a new multiyear highway bill, but refused to release any specifics. If you had to guess, will the annual funding level be the same, reduced or increased?

Take our weekly poll at www.roadsbridges.com, and feel free to send a comment to bwilson@sgcmail.com.

Call it progress?

Contrary to my April editorial, which was written in late March, the Senate is not sitting around doing nothing in regards to a new multiyear highway...

LAW: THE CONTRACTOR'S SIDE: Taking care of the waste

Any experienced contractor has encountered a situation where its work has been called into question. In most instances, these matters are resolved on...

ROADS REPORT: Who’da thunk it?

Winter driving could be worseAfter a winter of bone-chilling temperatures and record snowfalls that threatened to shut down the Super Bowl and the...

LAW: THE CONTRACTOR'S SIDE: One word: of

Although some exceptions exist, No Damages for Delay clauses are generally enforced as long as they are stated in unambiguous terms. However, many...

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